Barth, Nicolaus (Nicolaas) 3.aug.1744-15.mar.1820
Germany, Rheingau - Netherlands Limburg, ?
clarinetist, music printer and publisher, he used to arrange almost everything he published, 1778 moved to Rotterdam Netherlands where he performed as
clarinetist and opened a music publishing shop at the Noordblaak No. 354, 25.feb.1785 as clarinetist he gave a grand concert at the Groote Concertzaal
van de Heer Steger at the Bierstraat in Rotterdam, 22.feb.1803 he placed a misleading advertisement selling the 'Methode de piano forte par Pleyel
Dussek' by W van Bergen publisher in Breda for 1 gulden while the price by W van Bergen was 5 gulden, actually his 'Methode' was a totally other work
of only 6 pages while that of W van Bergen was 68 pages, 1804 this affair and bad business sense forced him to transfer his music publishing work to
Ludwig (Lodewijk) Plattner at Noordblaak No. 352 in Rotterdam